| "If You See Her, Say Hello" | ||||||||||
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| Song by Bob Dylan from the album Blood on the Tracks | ||||||||||
| Released | January 17, 1975 | |||||||||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||||||||
| Length | 4:49 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||
| Writer | Bob Dylan | |||||||||
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"If You See Her, Say Hello" is a song by Bob Dylan released on his 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks in 1975. An alternative version is on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991.
The song describes an anonymous lost love, who no longer loves the persona after they had "a falling-out". Although the persona clearly feels wounded by the breakup: "Our separation, It pierced me to the heart", he appears not to resent the anonymous character, declaring "Oh, whatever makes her happy, I won't stand in the way"
There is also a version in Italian by Francesco De Gregori, called Non Dirle Che Non E' Cosi'
Jeff Buckley covered the song in a live performance on his album Live at Sin-é.
It is mentioned by David Duchovny's character Hank Moody at the end of episode five, describing the album as a "real heartbreak album" and begins to sing the opening verse of the song to his daughter, Becca. Showtime series Californication.
An interview with Ricky Gervais mentioned the song as a favourite, but it was incorrectly transcribed as "If You See A Sailor".
The Brazilian singer Renato Russo covered the song changing the title and lyrics to "If you see him, say hello".
Dylan has performed alternate versions of the song in concert. His 1976 Lakeland, Florida performance has different lyrics for every verse.[1]